Softball Practice – Sunday 10AM – Concord (3/24/06)
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Full practice at the Concord fields Sunday morning at 10am. Fields are at East Olivera and Willow Pass east of Hwy 680.
Bring bats, balls, gloves. We will try to put on an intrasquad scrimmage and practice situations. We need at least 11 players to do that.
The first game is in 19 days. If you’re not throwing, please start.
(The scrimmage in Davis is cancelled.)
– Jeff
superbas – practice SUNDAY 10AM – Willow Pass field #5 (3/30/06)
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I attended the manager’s meeting last night in Concord. We have a few things cleared up: there is no restriction on home runs; we can play with a few as 8 players (up to 14 may bat).
PRACTICE:
Seven players made it to last practice (two were eventually injured). We have softball practice at 10AM on Sunday at Willow Pass Field #5 in Concord. (Please start throwing.)
FIRST GAME:
Our first game is April 19, 2006 at 9:30pm. Please arrive an hour before. (I need five players to complete Player Add forms prior to the first game – RHB, TPB, CG, PN, RH.)
We will be keeping all offensive stats. I’ve also developed a new statistic – the Contribution Percentage – which may just be the most inflatable statistic ever created since the OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
INJURY LIST:
We have four injuries to report. (Please let me know of any ailments that would possibly keep you from playing.)
Jeff Adams – knee – 1 week / day-to-day
Brooks Ramsdell – back – 1 to 2 weeks
Joe Gray – facial contusion – 1 week
JERSEYS:
Our jerseys will be ready in time for the first-game arrived.
– Jeff
superbas – practice SUNDAY 10AM – Willow Pass field #4 (4/7/06)
Superbas – Practice – Sunday 10AM – Willow Pass Field #4
Please attend. Unless it is pouring, we will be playing. Our first game is at 9:30pm on Wednesday, April 19. Please schedule accordingly.
I have yet to see BM, CQ, DB, JA, TB, or CG in practice, and liability-wise, I am told I can not allow people to be in a position to “hurt” themselves, e.g., JG.
By the way, we have two outstanding injuries..
Brooks Ramsdell is now day-to-day; and
Jeff Adams has deteriorated to 1- to 2-weeks.
– Jeff
superbas practice – SUNDAY 10AM – Willow Pass Fields (Concord) (4/14/06)
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(1) Last practice before the first game… Sunday 10AM at Willow Pass Fields in Concord.
(2) I have yet to see BM, CQ, DB and CG.
(3) So far, nine players have accepted the invite to Wednesday’s game.
– Jeff
RE: superbas practice – SUNDAY 10AM – Willow Pass Fields (Concord) (4/16/06)
Practice is cancelled.
First Practice: Sunday March 18 @ 10am (3/7/07)
I wanted to first take a moment to welcome the new players to the team: Bill Artz; Michael Atiyeh; Tim Evans; Dyelan Grace; Gabriel Hernandez; B.H. Bronson Johnson; Chris Leo; and Jade Phillips. (New players should familiarize themselves with team rules and ordinances.)
This year’s team looks solid. The team is broken into two groups — East and West — based largely on geography (whatever that is). The captain of the East Side is Andy Orr and the captain of the West Side is Brooks Ramsdell. (The full roster is available here.)
Our first practice is tentatively scheduled for 10am on Sunday, March 18. (When I say 10am, I mean 9:30am.) We will practice at the game fields in Concord (map shown below), most likely field number four, the field farthest to the north. If you need directions, feel free to give me a call the morning of @ 510-205-4230.
If you haven’t paid your registration dues, please bring it to practice. If you’d like to pay via PayPal (plus a small fee), send me an email, and I will send you a money request.
Also, if you are new to the team, please think about what uniform number you’d like. (Be sure to take a look at the roster and see what is and what is not available.) We’ll need to get those orders in soon so we have them in time for the first game.
Concord Field Map
Practice: Sunday 3/18 @ 10am (3/13/07)
Just a reminder that our first practice will be this Sunday @ 10am at Concord’s Willow Pass Fields. (Download the location in Google Earth.) If you need directions, give me a call the morning of @ 510-205-4230.
Please bring your registration fee ($60) if you haven’t paid already. If you have any gear (gloves, balls, bats), please bring them too.
There may be a tournament (actually, there is) that weekend, but I’m pretty sure one of the fields will be open. If not, we will hightail it over to the fields on Cowell Road near Galindo Street.
See you Sunday.
-Jeff
Next Practice: Sunday March 25 @ 10am (3/19/07)
We will practice this coming weekend at the same time and same location — 10am at Willow Pass Fields No. 4 or 5 (the fields farthest north) on Sunday, March 25. We had a great showing yesterday — 10 players in all — which has to be some sort of team record. (Yes, yes it is.)
If you haven’t paid your dues ($60), please bring it to practice. Once again, if you need directions, please feel free to call me the morning of @ 510-205-4230.
-Jeff
Practice: Sunday 3/25 @ 10am (3/23/07)
Just a reminder that our next practice will be this Sunday @ 10am at Concord’s Willow Pass Fields. If you need directions, give me a call the morning of @ 510-205-4230.
Please bring your registration fee ($60) if you haven’t paid already. If you have any gear (gloves, balls, bats, etc.), please bring them too.
See you Sunday.
-Jeff
Next Practice: Sunday April 1 @ 10am (3/27/07)
We will practice this coming weekend at the same time and same location — 10am at Willow Pass Fields No. 4 or 5 (the fields farthest north) on Sunday, April 1. We had another great showing this past Sunday — 8 players — including our first injured player (which results in the timely unveiling of the Superbas weekly injured list, posted shortly).
In all, eleven players have shown up to at least one practice, and the lineup is taking form. The others — KG, CQ, JA, WC, BA, BJ, JP — should get their arms loose and a few swings in before the first game, which may be as early as April 10. (So come to practice and earn your spot in the field.)
If you haven’t paid your dues ($60), please bring it to practice. Once again, if you need directions, please feel free to call me the morning of @ 510-205-4230.
Also, if you will miss a practice, it is absolutely not necessary to call and leave me a voicemail describing how you feel and why you will miss practice. (And if I can somehow get those messages in mp3 form, I will post them to the blog for all to listen. Fair warning.)
-Jeff
Last Practice: Saturday April 7 @ 10am (4/3/07)
Our next practice is scheduled for 10am at Willow Pass Fields No. 4 or 5 (the fields farthest north) on Saturday, April 7. This will be the last practice before our first game on the tenth (schedule to be posted shortly). We had a pathetic showing this past weekend — five players — and unless you plan to start the season on a ligament-tearing rampage, you will most likely suck unless you warm up your arm and swing a bat. (Yes, I mean you.)
That being said, here is the tentative* opening day defensive lineup…
P Espinoza
C Gray
1B D. Grace
2B Ramsdell
3B Orr
SS Wisniewski
LF Leo
CF Grace
RF Atiyeh
XF Evans
DH Hernandez
* Based on players who have come to practice.
In order to improve our player profiles, please send me your measurements. If you are married, please send me your wife’s measurements as well. (All information is helpful.)
I have established April 9 as the deadline for registration dues, so if you haven’t paid by the day before the first game, you are a deadbeat, and therefore, off the team. I understand this may be portrayed as a harsh tactic, but this team has a reputation to uphold (in the eyes of the cougars of Concord, and we shall not disappoint).
Some people may ask, “hey Wisniewski, were you high when you wrote this?” and I assure you I’m not, but I have been in the sun all day, and that reminds me, if you are ever in the mood for an impromptu moonlight stroll along the railroad tracks, I know this person who is looking for a walking partner. If you are interested, check out his website at walkingpartner.com.
That is all.
-Jeff
Practice Canceled (4/6/07)
This weekend’s scheduled practice for Saturday is canceled. Our first game is Tuesday, April 10, at 8:25pm on Field 1. Be sure to be there by 8:00 to get warmed up.
Next Practice: Sunday April 28 @ 10am (4/26/07)
Due to popular demand, we will practice this coming weekend — 10am at Willow Pass Fields No. 4 or 5 (the fields farthest north) on Sunday, April 28. We will try to go over some basics (cutoffs, backing-up throws, field captains, base-running), followed by a discussion of softball, what it is, and how it affects us.
-Jeff
First Practice: Sunday September 9 @ 10am (9/4/07)
I wanted to first take a moment to welcome the new players to the team: Tony Barsotti, Scott Garrett, Jeff Jones, James Loden, Jim Mahoney, Jade Phillips and Juan Rubio.
Our first practice is scheduled for 10am on Sunday, September 9. We will practice at the game fields in Concord (map shown below), most likely field number four, the field farthest to the north. If you need directions, feel free to give me a call the morning of @ 510-205-4230.
If you haven’t paid your registration dues, please bring it to practice. Or pay via PayPal (e.g., credit or debit card).
Concord Field Map
Practice: Sunday 9/9 @ 10am (9/7/07)
Just a reminder that our first practice will be this Sunday @ 10am at Concord’s Willow Pass Fields. If you need directions, give me a call the morning of @ 510-205-4230.
Please bring your registration fee ($40) if you haven’t paid already. If you have any gear (gloves, balls, bats, etc.), please bring them too.
See you Sunday.
-Jeff
Pickup Game On Sunday (9/15/07)
James Loden would like to spread the word…
Jeff, couple of people showed interest in coming to a
pick up game this sunday in Piedmont. they asked that
I post it on the blog…..but I don’t know how.
if you could get this information up there, that would
be great.
starts at 11:00, and lasts till about 1-1:30
it is in Oakland.
directions from highway 24:
take highway 13 exit (towards Hayward).
take second exit (Moraga Rd or Ave, not sure)
continue to stop light and veer right. field is on
your left about 1/2 mile up (in a park next to
Albertsons). park on the street and walk on over. DO
NOT PARK ON STREET IN LEFT FIELD!!!! unless you want
your car hit by a homerun ball.
hope to see some of you there.
